Lexicographical Neighbors of Rencontres
Literary usage of Rencontres
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life in Abyssinia: Being Notes Collected During Three Years' Residence and by Mansfield Parkyns (1868)
"... practice when pursued—Anecdotes concerning them—Their mode of passing the
nig/it previous to an attack—rencontres with them—Reflections thereon. ..."
2. Kate Beaumont by John William De Forest (1872)
""When you's ready, I '11 fix you cocktail." scars of duels and rencontres, and
the life- blood of more than one human being was crusted on his soul. ..."
3. Memoirs of the Late Thomas Holcroft by Thomas Holcroft, William Hazlitt (1816)
"The coincidence of these rencontres was whimsical. %5th.—Called on Stoddart, not
at home. Received a letter from him complaining of marked disrespect from ..."
4. The Letters and Dispatches of John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough by John Churchill Marlborough (1845)
"Our hussars have had two lucky rencontres more with the enemy's parties, and have
brought in several prisoners with a good booty of horses. ..."
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